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Moeen hundred puts England on the board

England were put in and Moeen Ali looked positive right from the very first ball  Getty Images
Ian Bell was more circumspect, gathering runs at a much slower pace.  Getty Images
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The 172-run partnership was England's best opening stand in a World Cup  Getty Images
Moeen made 128, only the <a href="http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;host=5;orderby=batted_score;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;team=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings" target="_blank">second ton</a> by an England batsman in ODIs in New Zealand  Getty Images
After the fall of Moeen's wicket, England suffered a mini middle-order collapse  Getty Images
But Morgan and Buttler helped England scrape past 300  Getty Images
England struck early in their defence, dismissing Calum MacLeod inside three overs  Getty Images
Scotland's Kyle Coetzer was the only batsman who looked comfortable and scored 71 off 84 balls  Getty Images
Steven Finn buried the demons of the previous game and wrecked Scotland's lower middle order, taking 3 for 26, as England registered a 119-run win  Associated Press
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